Northumberland produced their best performance of the season to defeat Lancashire 46-10 in the Tetley Bitter National Under-20 Championship.

Northumberland produced their best performance of the season to defeat Lancashire 46-10 in the Tetley Bitter National Under-20 Championship.

The scoring started with an early penalty from Percy Park's Marcus Rutter, countered by an unconverted Lancashire try.

North reacted quickly and sustained pressure saw scrum-half Danny Jillions (Newcastle University) charge down a kick to score a try, converted by Rutter.

More pressure led to Ritchie Armstrong (Gosforth) go over from a line-out, which David Marwick (Northern) and Mark Wilson (Newcastle University) dominated throughout. Rutter again converted to make it 17-5 at half-time.

The second half saw North pile on the points. Ben Duncan (Tynedale) crossed twice, both converted by Rutter, who also added a penalty.

Captain Tom McKee from Northumbria University charged down another Lancashire kick to score, converted by Rutter.

North's scoring was completed by an unconverted try by Northumbria University's Dan Graney.